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The Man Behind India's Best Stock Faces His Biggest Test

  • Sun Pharma faces challenges after two-decade run of growth
  • Shares have hit a wall after surging over past 20 years

Dilip Shanghvi.

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When Dilip Shanghvi wants something, he has a track record of getting it.

One executive, Srinivas Lanka, recalls the founder of Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. calling more than 100 times over three years with a job offer two decades ago. Shanghvi was setting off on an acquisition-fueled strategy to transform his small generic drugmaker into an industry powerhouse, and he wouldn’t take no for an answer.